Boudreau vs. Gallant – Who Should Coach Seattle? Matthew Zator | February 25, 2020 When the new Seattle expansion franchise starts searching for their first head coach, they will have lots of names to choose from. In THW’s first edition of the versus series,…
Wild Part Ways With Boudreau Greg Boysen | February 14, 2020 When we look back at the 2019-20 National Hockey League season, we are going to remember it as the year of the coaching change. You can officially add Bruce Boudreau…
Golden Knights Better With DeBoer but Time Will Tell Eddie Rivkin | February 2, 2020 Twenty-eight games to go, five teams separated by three points, and games in hand, the Vegas Golden Knights’ road to the Stanley Cup Playoffs is going to be an adventure.…
NHL Notebook: Coaching Carousel Has Seen 7 Dismissed in 2019-20 The Canadian Press | January 29, 2020 Bruce Cassidy watched from afar as coach after NHL coach was shown the door. A lot of good ones, too. All in the span of eight weeks. It started when the Toronto…
Flyers Have Deep Experience Behind the Bench Nathan Moser | January 26, 2020 When an NHL team gets talked about and analyzed, the brunt of the attention goes to the players (for obvious reasons). If attention goes elsewhere, it is on the general…
Blues’ Top 5 Coaches in Franchise History Ethan Carter | January 21, 2020 In 52 seasons of St. Louis Blues hockey, there have been twenty-six coaches. It took until the 26th coach for the club to reach the ultimate goal of winning the…
Stars Should Keep Bowness as Head Coach David Harris | January 17, 2020 The Central Division is now between two teams, the Dallas Stars and St. Louis Blues. After the Stars swept the season series against the Colorado Avalanche in Denver Tuesday night,…
Vegas Golden Knights Hire DeBoer – If You Can’t Beat ‘Em, Hire ‘Em The Hockey Writers | January 16, 2020 On Wednesday morning, Gerard Gallant was fired as head coach of the Vegas Golden Knights, and was replaced by Peter DeBoer. Also out of the mix was assistant Mike Kelly.…
6 Coaching Changes a Highlight at Midpoint of NHL Season The Canadian Press | January 15, 2020 NEWARK, N.J. — Firing coaches has been the norm in the NHL for decades. It’s just gone to another level this season in our instant-gratification society. Halfway through the season,…
Predators Had to Fire Peter Laviolette Ashley Grant | January 9, 2020 After a disappointing 19-15-7 record, a 3.27 goals-against average, a 74 percent penalty kill rate, and 16.8 percent power-play efficiency, the Nashville Predators made a decision seldom seen in the…
Coach Bednar Continues to Improve with Avalanche Colleen Flynn | December 31, 2019 Success or failure depends on the team as a whole and its leader. This is true for any team and more so for the Colorado Avalanche. Coach Jared Bednar has…
Jets’ Paul Maurice Brings Experience and Growth Jaryn Trinkies | December 30, 2019 Ask any Winnipeg Jets fan and they will tell you that a team is only as good as their coach. The moment Paul Maurice stepped up to fill Claude Noel’s…
